Zahra

زَهْرَة

Girl Arabic /ZAH-rah/ #555 in 2023

Zahra is a girl name of Arabic origin.

Meaning of Zahra

"Flower; radiant, luminous." Az-Zahrāʾ ("the Radiant") is the honorific of Fatima, the Prophet's daughter.

Arabic root: z-h-r — (ز-ه-ر, flower, brilliance)

Regional variants

Strong Shia resonance through the title of Fatima az-Zahra, but widely used across all Muslim communities in the US.

Popularity of Zahra

Popularity, 1973–2023

546 births in 2023

1973 2023

8,275 U.S. births recorded from 1973–2023.

Peak year

2023

546 babies

First recorded

1973

50 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Variants & nicknames

ZahraaZohra

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Famous people named Zahra

Fatima az-Zahra

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meaning and cultural context drawn from classical sources: Lisan al-Arab, Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Qur'an and Sunnah. If you spot an error, please let us know.